Versailles and its legacy on French fashion

February 12, 2018.Reading time 7 minutes.

Dior Exhibit at Musee des Arts Decoratifs

Highlights from an author talk with Laurence Benaïm’s Versailles et la mode, given at Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, France

Burberry’s “Here We Are Exhibit” Arrives in Paris

January 29, 2018.Reading time 4 minutes.

Burberry Here We Are exhibit Paris 2018 7

A look at Burberry’s pop-up exhibit in Paris, features British photography alongside Burberry’s 2017 September collection.

MoMA Exhibits ‘Items,’ Pop Culture Fun for Everyone

November 5, 2017.Reading time 2 minutes.

Everyday fashion trends are featured as key cultural artifacts at NYC’s modern art museum

Musée du Parfum in Paris Shares the History of French Perfume

August 25, 2017.Reading time 3 minutes.

Fragonard Musée du Parfum bouteilles du parfum

One of the best free things to do in Paris is to visit the Museum du Parfum by Fragonard in the 9th arrondissement Located around the corner from Palais Garnier, Musée du Parfum is easily accessible from the Opera metro stop and a short walk up rue Auber and a left at Square de l’Opéra-Louis Jouvet. […]

Emerging Brand Introduces Timeless Suiting for Less

August 9, 2017.Reading time 14 minutes.

Suit & Simple’s concept of affordable suiting is the perfect fit for young professionals Going to college is challenging enough, but it’s only a preparation for the competitive job search ahead. In theory, a college student who earns high marks, participates in campus life and interns at a good organization should be able to get […]

Dior Celebrates 70 years with Must-See Exhibit

July 24, 2017.Reading time 5 minutes.

Musee des Arts Decoratifs hosts Dior exhibit in honor of the French fashion house’s 70th anniversary

Musée Bourdelle Exhibits Balenciaga, l’oeuvre au noir

July 12, 2017.Reading time 3 minutes.

Balenciaga L'oeuvre noir fashion exhibit at Musee Bourdelle

The Montparnasse museum curates fashion designer Cristobal Balenciaga’s work using black until July 16, 2017 In partnership with Palais Galliera, Musée de la Mode de la Ville de Paris, Musée Bourdelle curates the perfect exhibit for true minimalists, fashion history geeks and lovers of “all-black-everything.” Enter Balenciaga, l’oeuvre au noir, which highlights all the different […]

Exploring Cultural Appropriation in Fashion

May 19, 2017.Reading time 7 minutes.

Calling out cultural appropriation has been a growing trend within the past decade—it’s time to figure out what it exactly means and what is legitimately considered offensive. To make this easier, I will focus mostly on understanding cultural appropriation in context to the fashion industry. What is cultural appropriation? Here’s the definition published by the […]

Getting Personal: A New Chapter for Fashion Retail

April 21, 2017.Reading time 15 minutes.

Understanding the Fashion Retail Landscape Many department stores and big brands have announced hundreds of closures happening in 2017. If we’re going to be honest, most of the closures were not terribly surprising. Some companies include inexpensive, fast-fashion brands (rue21 and Wet Seal); classic shopping mall retailers that were once popular in the 1990s-early 2000s […]

The Museum at FIT’s Paris Refashioned Exhibit

April 18, 2017.Reading time 3 minutes.

A few highlights from the Fashion Institute of Technology’s recent Spring 2017 exhibit It’s easy for the general public to get excited over seeing Chanel or Christian Dior, but other fashion houses and emerging designers also shaped the Swinging Sixties and contributed plenty ideas that are still relevant in the industry in 2017. The Museum […]